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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SYB114BEntry into businessCompulsory124
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
One of the main tasks of economics is to provide an understanding of the price system. In this context, the nature and interest of economics, some basic economic concepts such as needs, resources, scarcity, choice, positive and normative economics, supply and demand, elasticities of supply and demand, market equilibrium, changes in market balance and price controls are teached. Thus, a basic level of skills of understanding and interpretation of real life events are intended to be provided in this course.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Having successfully completed the course, the student can define the basic concepts of economics,
2understand and explain the functioning of price mechanism
3analyze the economic behavior of the consumer
4explain in depth the effects of income and substitution
5detect and bring a solution to economic problems
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Examines the economic behavior of individual units.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1NATURE OF ECONOMICS
2DEMAND ASPECT OF THE MARKET
3PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
4SUPPLY ASPECT OF THE MARKET
5PRICE ELASTICITY OF SUPPLY
6MARKET EQUILIBRIUM, CHANGES IN MARKET BALANCE
7CONSUMER PREFERENCES
8MID-TERM EXAM
9INDIFFERENCE CURVES
10BUDGET LINE AND CONSUMER BALANCE
11CONSUMER BEHAVIOR AND INDIVIDUAL DEMAND
12EFFECTS OF INCOME AND SUBSTITUTION (CLASİK APPROACH)
13EFFECTS OF INCOME AND SUBSTITUTION (HICKS APPROACH)
14EFFECTS OF INCOME AND SUBSTITUTION (SLUTSKY APPROACH)
15MARKET DEMAND AND ELASTICITIES
16END-OF-TERM EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
Ünsal, E. (2011) İktisada Giriş, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara. Dinler,Z. (2009) İktisada Giriş, Ekin Yayın Dağıtım, Bursa.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination8216
Individual Study for Final Examination14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)117
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO15          
LO2 555       
LO3    5      
LO4     5     
LO5    5      
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High